Program of Competitiveness Growth of the National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO)

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1 Program of Competitiveness Growth of the National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO) Vladimir N. Vasilyev July 5 th, 2013

2 NRU ITMO growth dynamics 1. Master's degree programs: Number of students: 536 (Y2009) 1529 (Y2012) Coverage: bachelor students from 139 Russian and foreign universities 2. PhD programs: Number of students: 355 (Y2009) 520 (Y2012) 3. Publications: Number of articles in the priority areas: 595 (Y2009) 857 (Y2012) 4. Budget for R&D: Amount: 255,5M RR (Y2009) 857,5M RR (Y2012) 5. «Electronic campus» - the own information system developed by ITMO 2

3 ITMO research areas Priority fields of research (convergence of fundamental ICT, nano-,bio- and cognitive technologies): ICT, incl. information security Artificial intelligence technology Photonics (optics, laser systems) Nanotechnology and new materials Robotics Mechatronics Cryogenics and energy efficiency Bio- and food technology etc. 3

4 Complex system of R&D support The Unit of Strategic Planning and Development The Center for the Foresight in Science and Technology Project Management Development Department The Department of Information Support of Open Competitions Department for Research, incl.: Unit of IP Protection The Center for S&T Forecas in ICT ITMO Technological Park The Department for Cooperation with High- Tech Industries Business Incubator on Birzhevaya lane Inter-University Student business incubator «QD» Center for Youth entrepreneurship The Division of Innovation Activities, incl.: Unit of Innovation projects support (expertise) Unit of Innovation projects cooperation (marketing ) Investment Fund «QD» Startup-Accelerator «idealmachine» 4

5 Weaknesses and key gaps 1. Engineering profilisation of the University development 2. Weak international cooperation 3. Insufficient PR and media relations activity 5

6 Goal of the Program The Program of Competitiveness Growth till 2020: The strategic goal of ITMO is to achieve leading position within the global research and educational elite by means of conducting advanced research in the field of convergent technologies (ICT, nano-, bio-, and cognitive technologies). The groundbreaking cutting-edge research conducted by the university, the high level of qualified personnel training rooted in the research, as well as the innovative developments, will ensure the growth of the country's competitiveness in the areas of economic modernization. 6

7 ITMO strategic development «Sustainable growth» University «World» University Basic scenario onwards «Ontological» university 7

8 ITMO mission The mission of ITMO involves generation of advanced knowledge, conducting and implementation of innovative research, and elite-level training of personnel, capable of operating in the rapidly changing world and ensuring the accelerated development of science, technology and other areas in order to assist the realization of the priority objectives: on the global level: convergence of fundamental ICT, nano-, bio- and cognitive technologies for the benefit of the society (discovering and developing breakthrough areas in the convergent fields of science and technology) 8

9 ITMO mission on the national level: developing an innovative and socially-oriented economy in Russia; building a sustainable development society in the twenty-first century on the regional level: improving the life quality and the standard of living for the citizens of the Russian Federation regions; raising the investment attractiveness of regions by means of joint efforts of the government, business and higher education on the economy sectoral level: improving the international competitiveness of the industry branches in the priority areas of modernization of the Russian economy 9

10 University management system reform 1. Openness: creation of the Supervisory Board 2. Creativity: establishment of the academic councils in ITMO s priority areas 3. Democratic approach: organization of the public assemblies (staff, information policy, ethics, strategic development) 4. Effectiveness: creation of the units in the structure of Rector s Office for: Strategic development Commercialization and technology transfer Regional cooperation PR etc. 5. Benchmarking: involvement of foreign experts 10

11 Enhancement of the academic activity 1. Development and implementation of joint educational programs leading to a "dual degree (100 in 2020) 2. Framework life long learning 3. Technology learning by doing : project-oriented education and CDIO leadership problem-oriented approach service learning 4. Innovative technologies: elearning: new platform CourseraRUS (LinkedLearning) Individual educational technologies etc. 11

12 R&D management 1. Support of new fields (not only «proven» scientific schools), e.g.: Development of computational and structural biology 2. Invitation of external teams, e.g.: «Electronic Tongue» (Legin A.V., Hirsch index 32), sensor systems 3. Partnership development with large-scale companies and «institutions of development», e.g.: Control systems (GM) Sensor systems (RUSNANO Center in St.Petersburg) Fibreoptics (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) 4. Wide implementation of R&D support system, incl. S&T foresight (Yole Développement, France) 12

13 International cooperation 1. Reference group: Europe: Delft University of Technology (top-20 in QS) Asia: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (top-100 in THE & QS) America: The University of Arizona, Tucson (top-100 in THE & QS) 2. Student admission: CIS, EU (the Baltics, Northern Europe, Germany, Netherlands), SCO, APEC 3. Development of international cooperation in the field of research and innovation 4. Wide development of networking partnerships in: Startup-acceleration (UCLA, MIT etc.) Engineering and R&D (Fraunhofer, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland) 13

14 Expected dynamics of program indicators Indicator Measurem ent unit 1 Position in major world rankings QS World University Ranking Rank Times Higher Education Rank n\a 257 QS Computer Science & Information Systems Rank Number of papers per person Pieces 0,25 1,5 3 Citation indicator per person Pieces 0,2 2,0 4 Proportion of foreign faculty members 5 Proportion of international students % 0,2 5 % 6,0 21,9 14

15 Expected dynamics of program indicators Indicator Measurem ent unit 6 Average score at the Unified State Examination 7 Proportion of nonbudgetary revenues in the university revenue structure Additional indicators 2013г г. Score 75,7 76,4 % 62,0 79,6 1. Number of dual-diploma programs Pieces Proportion of master s and doctorate graduates to bachelor s and specialist graduates 3 Proportion of R&D revenue in the total university revenue % %

16 Achievements in IT-related fields I. Information security competition winner: CodeGate (Seul, 2012) RuCTF (Ekaterinburg, 2013) PHD (Moscow, 2013) II. "Fujin Cup" International Robot Dancing Contest (Fujin, 2012) winner III. "The de novo Genome Assembly Assessment Project dngasp" (Barcelona, 2011) awardee 16

17 Thank you for attention 17